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Heritage

Great Jamaican Stories

For the month of October, Heritage Month, The Gleaner will be telling stories, some that are already out there, others that are not well known. Some of these are mentioned in our everyday sayings, but we have never stopped to think about the origin ... the backstory. 

Growth & Jobs | St Thomas native aims to beautify and feed the world

Published:Tuesday | January 7, 2025 | 12:12 AMPaul H. Williams/Gleaner Writer

JEFFERY BURKE is all over social media. His videos are engaging, but therein he is not grandstanding and spewing vitriol. Instead of cussing, ‘tracing’, threatening, ego-massage, like what so many young Jamaican men are doing, he is promoting his...

A personal trainer might just be the resolution solution

Published:Monday | December 30, 2024 | 12:09 AMPaul H. Williams/Gleaner Writer

It is that time again when New Year’s resolutions are made, and high on the list of what many people resolve to achieve is to lose weight and get fit, for whatever reasons. In the majority of cases, while the new year melts away, the fat and...

The Set Girls are long gone

Published:Tuesday | December 24, 2024 | 12:06 AMPaul H. Williams/Gleaner Writer

Jonkonnu masquerade celebrations were a major feature of slavery-day and post-slavery-day Christmas festivities. Co-existing with Jonkonnu bands were the Set Girls masquerades, a more flamboyant and elaborate type of street performance than...

‘Mr CXC’ Sir Roy Augier turns 100

Published:Saturday | December 21, 2024 | 1:47 PMPaul H. Williams/Gleaner Writer

The world knows him as Roy Augier, but he was born Fitzroy Richard Augier on December 17, 1924, in St Lucia. On Tuesday, the man widely known as ‘Mr Caribbean History’ and ‘Mr CXC’ celebrated his 100th year on Earth with a “mass of thanksgiving”...

Group exhibition to honour retired JBDC boss Valerie Veira

Published:Friday | November 29, 2024 | 12:07 AMPaul H. Williams/Gleaner Writer

VALERIE VEIRA is regarded in certain quarters as Jamaica’s ‘mother of the micro, small and medium-sized enterprises sector’ because of her indefatigable efforts in pushing for the development of the said sector. She retired recently from her chief...

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